Manlius cafe will reopen

Cafe 119, which went out of business in July, is starting up again in the same spot starting Monday, owner Carol Porto said.

She said she shuttered the cafe at 119 E. Seneca St. over concerns about parking. That was after the village stopped leasing the parking lot behind the cafe to provide free public parking. Porto said at the time she didn't think her business could make it without the free parking. The lot owner charges for parking.

When Porto closed the cafe, she leased the space to the Purple Hippo Pastry Shoppe, but that closed its doors in November, she said.

She's made some changes to Cafe 119. It will now offer a quick take-out menu and curb-side take-out service during lunch. Patrons may call in a lunch order and a cafe employee will meet them at the car, behind the cafe, to hand over their food so they do not need to park, Porto said.

She is still figuring out her hours but said the cafe will be open for lunch Monday through Saturday and most likely for dinner on Friday and Saturday.